// COUNTRY_RANKINGS
Smart Cities in Canada
The 13 assessed smart cities in Canada, ranked against 86 evidence-based criteria from the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework — what each city verifiably has, not how it markets itself. Every score links to its public sources.
Cities ranked
13
Average score
62.2%
Top city
Toronto
Top score
83%
| In CA | City | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | 83% |
| 2 | Montreal | 75.3% |
| 3 | Halifax | 68.5% |
| 4 | Vancouver | 67.7% |
| 5 | Calgary | 67.6% |
| 6 | Hamilton | 64.4% |
| 7 | Ottawa | 62.9% |
| 8 | Edmonton | 60.2% |
| 9 | Winnipeg | 60.2% |
| 10 | Kitchener | 54.7% |
| 11 | Victoria | 54% |
| 12 | Surrey | 51% |
| 13 | Quebec City | 39.6% |
How Canada's smart cities are ranked
Each of the 13 cities in Canada is assessed against the same 86 criteria as every other city worldwide, so the scores are directly comparable. AI agents gather evidence from official public sources and mark each criterion present, partial or absent — read more about how the assessment works.